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FILE - In this undated photo provided by the Memphis Police Department, 34-year-old Eliza Fletcher, of Memphis, Tenn., is shown. Fletcher, the Tennessee kindergarten teacher who police said was kidnapped during a pre-dawn run and then killed, died from a gunshot wound to the head, an autopsy report released Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, showed. (Courtesy of Memphis Police Department via AP, File)

Autopsy says Tennessee teacher died of gunshot wound to head

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee kindergarten teacher who police said was kidnapped during a pre-dawn run and then killed earlier this month died from a gunshot wound to the head, an autopsy report released Thursday showed.

FILE - Cleotha Abston appears in Judge Louis Montesi's courtroom for his arraignment on Sept. 6, 2022 in Memphis, Tenn. Abston, who told a Shelby County judge he prefers to be referred to as Cleotha Henderson, pleaded not guilty Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, to raping a woman about a year before he was charged with kidnapping a kindergarten teacher during a pre-dawn run and killing her. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian via AP, File)

Man charged in jogger death pleads not guilty in other case

Memphis police officers search an area where a body had been found in South Memphis, Tenn., near Victor Street and East Person Ave., Monday, Sept. 5, 2022. Police in Tennessee said Tuesday, Sept. 6, they had found the body of a Memphis woman abducted during a pre-dawn run, confirming fears that Eliza Fletcher was killed after she was forced into an SUV on Friday morning. Cleotha Abston has been charged with kidnapping and murder in the case. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian via AP)

Man charged in jogger abduction kidnapped attorney in 2000

In this photo provided by the Memphis Police Department, 34-year-old Eliza Fletcher is shown. Authorities in Tennessee searched Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, for Fletcher, who police said was abducted and forced into a vehicle while she was jogging near the University of Memphis campus. (Courtesy of Memphis Police Department via AP)

Memphis police: Man charged with kidnapping missing jogger

$50,000 reward for information on abducted Memphis jogger

US Commerce Department grants entrepreneurship funds in TN

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The University of Memphis and two organizations that encourage entrepreneurship in Tennessee have received a total of $4.2 million in grants from the U.S.

Police in Memphis search for woman abducted while jogging

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities in Tennessee are searched for a woman who police said was abducted and forced into a vehicle early Friday while she was jogging near the University of Memphis campus.

FILE - These eight African-Americans were the first in the history of Memphis State University to register for classes at the formally all white school in Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 10, 1959. At a press conference during registration are from left, Ralph Prater, Luther McClellan, Joyce Gandy, Bertha Rogers, John Simpson, Rosie Blakney, Sammie Burnett and Marvis Kneeland. Dean R.M. Robison is in background. Prater, one of the first Black students to enroll at then-Memphis State University in 1959, died on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. He was 81. (AP Photo/Perry Aycock, File)

One of 8 students who integrated Memphis State dies at 81

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ralph Prater, one of the first Black students to enroll at then-Memphis State University in 1959, has died. He was 81.

A group of fired Starbucks employees celebrate the result of a vote to unionize one of the coffee company's locations on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in Memphis, Tenn. The so-called "Memphis Seven" jumped for joy, hugged each other and wept after a count held by the National Labor Relations Board showed an 11-3 vote in favor of unionization of a Starbucks in Memphis. Starbucks said they were fired for violating company policies, but the seven say they were let go in retaliation for unionization efforts. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)

7 fired Starbucks workers celebrate union vote in Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Seven employees of a Tennessee Starbucks who were fired after starting unionization efforts claimed victory Tuesday when their Memphis store voted to join a wave of U.S. locations of the coffee chain that have decided to organize.

One of 8 Black students who integrated Memphis State dies

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Marvis LaVerne Kneeland Jones, an educator and activist who was one of eight Black students who integrated Memphis State University when they first attended class in 1959, has died at age 81, a funeral home said.

University of Memphis names Auburn provost next president

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The University of Memphis’ board of trustees named Bill Hardgrave as the school’s new president on Tuesday.

University of Memphis unveils $31M student wellness center

The school showcased the R.